Bubbles, Fairylights and a Happy Little Pumpkin

Things after the fires have been pretty sad in our state. Can't imagine how long standing and far reaching the effects and the grief will be for so many.

But in our little world things are sweet. Ari is being the most divine little pumpkin. After a little stint of crying himself to sleep each night while demanding that I be in the room stroking his face, he has finally come around to settling himself again. And in the end all it took was leaving on his little string of lights from Grandma and Papa. It must be a security thing, he's quite happy to chat to himself until he goes to sleep while we potter around in the kitchen getting dinner. The first night he did it I was so happy I could cry, such a nice end to the day. He is a happy little boy and we love him.

Yesterday we introduced him to bubbles and he was happy to sit there for nearly an hour watching them dance around the room and *pop* disappear into the air. He would try to catch them as they floated near. The look on his face was priceless. Little darling.

So tonight we ate pasta with fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden and I'm going to watch Rockwiz and make myself go to bed earlier - am starting to need to catch up on sleep! Domestic bliss.